Want to vote this year? Register by Friday

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7:58 PM,
Oct. 10, 2012

Written by

Haley Viccaro
Journal Albany bureau

The deadline to register to vote in this year's election, including for president, Congress and state Legislature, is Friday.

There are several ways to register to vote: in person at a county board of elections, at state voter registration centers or by mail. The election is Nov. 6.

"I would say it is critical to vote in this general election. It is everyone's civic duty, and people need to be registered by Oct. 12," said John Conklin, spokesman for the state Board of Elections. ...